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Examples Of Diction In Hamlet

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William Shakespeare has written books and plays of literary merit. One great play Shakespeare has written is Hamlet. Hamlet is full of famous lines that will get you thinking about the meaning. The passage being analyzed is act 4 scene 3 lines 53-63. In this passage William Shakespeare sets the tone by using diction.
Through diction we can see that the King is trying to maintain his power. An example of this is line 54 where it says “As my great power thereof may give sense”. Comparing “And England if my love thou hold’st at aught” to Do it, England, For like the hectic in my blood he rages, And thou must cure me”. When the King mentions competition he immediately tries to tear him down.
The theme of politics is extraordinarily big in Hamlet.

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